The original Broadway production of "Marriage-Go-Round" by Leslie Stevens opened on October 29, 1958 at the Plymouth Theater and ran for 431 performances. The original Broadway cast included Charles Boyer, Claudette Colbert and Julie Newmar who won the 1959 Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Play and recreated her role in the movie version.
The play was loosely inspired from a famous exchange between dancer Isadora Duncan and playwright George Bernard Shaw. Duncan suggested the two should produce a child because "with your mind and my body, think what a person it would be." Shaw responded by asking, "But what if it has my looks and your brains?", angering the dancer.
In the original Broadway production co-starring Julie Newmar, her character entered one scene fresh from a shower and apparently clad only in a towel. Male members of the audience--businessmen and college students--were repeat attendees, hoping that some day the towel would inadvertently slip and fall. This boosted audience attendance and helped win Newmar the Tony award for best supporting actress in a play, beating out Dolores Hart in The Pleasure of His Company. When Newmar reprise her role in the film version, it was clear the towel would never slip and fall, and box office receipts were tepid.
Final film of actress June Clayworth.
Final film of Anne Benton.